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INTRO TO Xports TV IPTV SERVICE AND INSTALL VIDEO GUIDE
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Intro into Xports IPTV Below
How To Install Xports IPTV Add-on Below
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Addon: http://xports.tv/repo or find it in The Beast Wizard
EPG: http://xports.tv/epg.xml.gz
M3U: http://xports.ddns.net:25461/get.php?username=YOUR_USER&password=YOUR_PASSWORD&type=m3u_plus&output=mpegts
Pricing: http://hostnerds.org/#pricing
MAG: http://xports.ddns.net:25461/c
Support: http://koditalk.org/topic/9477-channels-downnot-working/
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?? THE BEAST ∃NCORE LATEST RELEASE ??
?? JANUARY 12th for Kodi 17+ ONLY ??
PLEASE NOTE THIS BUILD IS FOR KODI VERSIONS 17 UPWARDS ONLY
ALSO XPORTS IPTV IS INSTALLED READY TO USE IF NEEDED, CLICK PICTURE BELOW FOR DETAILS
YES it's back at last and a completely rebuilt for Kodi 17+, and looks AMAZZING.
Again we have to thank @ChrisB for all his work in bringing us this magnificent build, @Tech Timeruuu for our wizards (what would we do without him eh?) ???. We now have updates for all our builds 17.3 and 17.4 in our wizards including our forums own build The Royalist.
As I have said before PLEASE remember that Addon's come and go and somedays work and other days not as this is the world of Kodi and it seems its going to be like this for a while as the powers try their best to stop us doing what we do best. As of today all addons on the new release are working 100% but we all know things change and this is another reason why we do our best and keep updating so you all have the latest working addons for your enjoyment.
Remember GUYS n GALS We make this free of charge and don’t like accepting donations.
All we ask is that you please click on a few ads here and on one of The BEAST sites to help
with our growing server costs
So on with the install people and enjoy The Best Build.
The VIDEO GUIDE for this is near the bottom of this post
HOW TO INSTALL THE LATEST BEAST ENCORE
Register at https://thebeast1.com (UK Server) or https://thebeast2.com (US Server)
Add a username, email address and password then click Register
PLEASE NOTE when you are registering only use letters and numbers ( apart from the @ in your email )
and do not use any symbols what so ever like ( !#$%^&*()_+?>< ).
After the registration notification appears "Thank you for registering with us. Please log in to continue." select log in
Enter the email password you used in the first step and click Log in
You'll see the Name you chose, your chosen email, and verify. Select Verify – DO NOT MISS THIS PART
You will see weather icons. Wait for it to end. Log in for the last time: If you see VERIFIED next to your chosen email, you've registered successfully. You WILL NOT receive any emails. That has not been in place for months.
Registration Complete, Open Kodi to Install the Latest BEAST update for KODI 16/17
-From KODI Home Screen > Add-ons > Settings (Gear symbol), top left
>Enable Unknown Sources.
BACK to KODI HOME screen > Settings (Gear Symbol), top left
> File Manager
> Add Source.
Select None
Type the following EXACTLY http://thebeast1.com/repo/ and select Done OR
For the USA source please use http://thebeast2.com/repo – but you must sign up at http://thebeast2.com for this
(If one doesn't work, try the other, but you must register and enter the same one)
Highlight the box underneath that says repo, clear it and type beast & Select OK
Go back to your Home Screen
Add-Ons > Click Open box in top left corner (Add-on Browser)
Select Install from zip file
Select The Beast or whatever name you typed.
Select repository.beast
Select repository.beast-xxx.zip *(where xxx is the version number)*
Go back and select install from repository and choose The Beast Repository
Go to Program add-ons and select either The Beast Wizard U.K. or The Beast Wizard U.S. depending on where you are.
After making your selection click Install
The Beast Wizard pop up will greet you with a message and an option to the Build Menu
Click on Build Menu
You will need to enter your email and password you just created by clicking on Enter Details
Select the build you wish to install from this wizard -Make sure to chose Most Recent Dated Build
Click where it says CLICK TO UPDATE
Click Yes, Install
The Beast Encore will start to download
After the download completes the build will start extracting.
After extraction just click OK and click on Yes, Close. launch Kodi, wait 1-3 minutes for build to finish updating.
VIDEO GUIDE BELOW
As always please like this video and subscribe to our channel to keep bringing you awesome videos.
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?? THE BEAST UPDATED JANUARY 17th, GO GET IT! NOW IN THE WIZARDS ??
?⭐️?ALL ADDONS WORKING PERFECTLY ??⭐️?
Thats right people,
The Beast for all versions of Kodi 17 has now been UPDATED yet again for you all, and is totally awesome and packed with all working addons. Again @ChrisB has done a fantastic job on this release. Also a big thank you to @Tech Timeruuu for our wizards and our video guides that gets produced on every release to show you all how to install this magnificent build. ???. We now have updates for all our builds for all versions of Kodi 17 in our wizards including our forums own build The Royalist.
As I have said before PLEASE remember that Addon's come and go and somedays work and other days not as this is the world of Kodi and it seems its going to be like this for a while as the powers try their best to stop us doing what we do best. As of today all addons on the new release are working 100% but we all know things change and this is another reason why we do our best and keep updating so you all have the latest working addons for your enjoyment.
As most of you know I am in the UK and well UK ISP's are known to block everything they can. I have tested this build and I have to tell you that everything works flawlessly but I am going via a VPN so without a VPN I can not tell you if all the addons are working in the UK. What I can tell you though is there is only one ISP at the moment that seems to be letting everything through and that is EE, but make sure you turn off all parental settings on your account. If you are in the UK check out this post below by clicking on the post title to check you ISP settings.
Remember GUYS n GALS We make this free of charge and don’t like accepting donations either.
All we ask is that you please click on a few ads here and on one of The BEAST sites to help
with our growing server costs
So on with the install people and enjoy The Best Build.
The VIDEO GUIDE for this is near the bottom of this post
HOW TO INSTALL THE LATEST BEAST
Register at https://thebeast1.com (UK Server) or https://thebeast2.com (US Server)
Add a username, email address and password then click Register
PLEASE NOTE when you are registering only use letters and numbers ( apart from the @ in your email )
and do not use any symbols what so ever like ( !#$%^&*()_+?>< ).
After the registration notification appears "Thank you for registering with us. Please log in to continue." select log in
Enter the email password you used in the first step and click Log in
You'll see the Name you chose, your chosen email, and verify. Select Verify – DO NOT MISS THIS PART
You will see weather icons. Wait for it to end. Log in for the last time: If you see VERIFIED next to your chosen email, you've registered successfully. You WILL NOT receive any emails. That has not been in place for months.
Registration Complete, Open Kodi to Install the Latest BEAST update for KODI 16/17
-From KODI Home Screen > Add-ons > Settings (Gear symbol), top left
>Enable Unknown Sources.
BACK to KODI HOME screen > Settings (Gear Symbol), top left
> File Manager
> Add Source.
Select None
Type the following EXACTLY http://thebeast1.com/repo/ and select Done OR
For the USA source please use http://thebeast2.com/repo – but you must sign up at http://thebeast2.com for this
(If one doesn't work, try the other, but you must register and enter the same one)
Highlight the box underneath that says repo, clear it and type beast & Select OK
Go back to your Home Screen
Add-Ons > Click Open box in top left corner (Add-on Browser)
Select Install from zip file
Select The Beast or whatever name you typed.
Select repository.beast
Select repository.beast-xxx.zip *(where xxx is the version number)*
Go back and select install from repository and choose The Beast Repository
Go to Program add-ons and select either The Beast Wizard U.K. or The Beast Wizard U.S. depending on where you are.
After making your selection click Install
The Beast Wizard pop up will greet you with a message and an option to the Build Menu
Click on Build Menu
You will need to enter your email and password you just created by clicking on Enter Details
Select the build you wish to install from this wizard -Make sure to chose Most Recent Dated Build
Click where it says CLICK TO UPDATE
Click Yes, Install
The Beast will start to download
After the download completes the build will start extracting.
After extraction just click OK and click on Yes, Close. launch Kodi, wait 1-3 minutes for build to finish updating.
VIDEO GUIDE BELOW
As always please like this video and subscribe to our channel to keep bringing you awesome videos.
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Thank You And Have A Great Day

?? THE BEAST SHIELD THEME FOR KODI 17 VERSIONS UPDATE ??
?? 19th JANUARY IS NOW IN THE WIZARDS ??
Well it's been asked for and now you got it! It's The New BEAST SHIELD for KODI 17+ and is a total game changer in the world of Kodi and is so simple to install. Once installed it is so powerful it literally does everything for you that you will ever need in a build even auto cleaning up and in our new wizard updating your builds is so simple now without having to do a fresh install every time
Some people think this build is only for the Nvidia Shield, this is not true it is basically the Nvidia Shield skin so you can make your android box look and feel like a Shield
BIG thanks goes out to @Tech Timeruuu for creating this wizard and Repo and of course our very own @ChrisB for all our Beast Builds.
As I have said before PLEASE remember that Addon's come and go and somedays work and other days not as this is the world of Kodi and it seems its going to be like this for a while as the powers try their best to stop us doing what we do best. As of today all addons on the new release are working 100% but we all know things change and this is another reason why we do our best and keep updating so you all have the latest working addons for your enjoyment.
Remember GUYS n GALS We make this free of charge and don’t like accepting
donations either. All we ask is that you please click on a few ads here and on one of
The BEAST sites to help with our growing server costs
So on with the install people and enjoy The Best Build.
HOW TO INSTALL THE LATEST BEAST SHIELD
Register at https://thebeast1.com (UK Server) or https://thebeast2.com (US Server)
Add a username, email address and password then click Register
PLEASE NOTE when you are registering only use letters and numbers ( apart from the @ in your email )
and do not use any symbols what so ever like ( !#$%^&*()_+?>< ).
After the registration notification appears "Thank you for registering with us. Please log in to continue." select log in
Enter the email password you used in the first step and click Log in
You'll see the Name you chose, your chosen email, and verify. Select Verify – DO NOT MISS THIS PART
You will see weather icons. Wait for it to end. Log in for the last time: If you see VERIFIED next to your chosen email, you've registered successfully. You WILL NOT receive any emails. That has not been in place for months.
Registration Complete, Open Kodi to Install the Latest BEAST update for KODI 16/17
-From KODI Home Screen > Add-ons > Settings (Gear symbol), top left
>Enable Unknown Sources.
BACK to KODI HOME screen > Settings (Gear Symbol), top left
> File Manager
> Add Source.
Select None
Type the following EXACTLY http://thebeast1.com/repo/ and select Done OR
For the USA source please use http://thebeast2.com/repo – but you must sign up at http://thebeast2.com for this
(If one doesn't work, try the other, but you must register and enter the same one)
Highlight the box underneath that says repo, clear it and type beast & Select OK
Go back to your Home Screen
Add-Ons > Click Open box in top left corner (Add-on Browser)
Select Install from zip file
Select The Beast or whatever name you typed.
Select repository.beast
Select repository.beast-xxx.zip *(where xxx is the version number)*
Go back and select install from repository and choose The Beast Repository
Go to Program add-ons and select either The Beast Wizard U.K. or The Beast Wizard U.S. depending on where you are.
After making your selection click Install
The Beast Wizard pop up will greet you with a message and an option to the Build Menu
Click on Build Menu
You will need to enter your email and password you just created by clicking on Enter Details
Select the build you wish to install from this wizard -Make sure to chose Most Recent Dated Build
Click where it says CLICK TO UPDATE
Click Yes, Install
The Beast will start to download
After the download completes the build will start extracting.
After extraction just click OK and click on Yes, Close. launch Kodi, wait 1-3 minutes for build to finish updating.
VIDEO GUIDE BELOW
As always please like this video and subscribe to our channel to keep bringing you awesome videos.
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hello first time poster one here, ive bee using this for awhile now but since the latest update, i cant get it to work no more. ive uninstalled kodi like 5 times and i have followed the directions to install to a "T" and now i get this message when i try to install from zip. (well i can upload the pic of the error) but it says "Can not install add-on from zip file" "the dependency on version could not be satisfied" it does this for both beast1 and beast2. How can i fix this?

By the way i am using a sony bravia android smart tv, no firestick or boxes or anything

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Hey sin702... unfortunately I'm not familiar with how installs work with the smart tv's.

Are you talking about Kodi not wanting to install or the build? I know you said you followed the directions to a 'T'... try to re-register at the server site, thebeast1 or thebeast2, and start at the beginning again... is it's the build.

@Mixdoctor will be around sooner or later and hopefully give ya some better guidance here.

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It is kodi that doesnt want to install from zip file. and installing on to a smart tv wasnt no different then installing on any other device that i am sure of. it was working before the latest update. Right now I am trying a freshly started from factory smart tv. Ill post on the outcome if it works or not.

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I got it working....well at least installing. Something must of corrupted while updating and just uninstalling wasnt getting rid of everything to start fresh so doing a fresh reboot on my tv cleaned it all up and its installing fine now.

Installed 100%

Extracting 100%

Force close and restart : Perfect

Tested the apps (that i use) : Works perfect

Thanks for at least taking the time to read and respond to me.

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@sin702 Sorry I missed your post buddy I was on a plane to Malta lol. Totally unexpected but I am here now. Glad you got it sorted but I must admit I have no experience with smart TV's but like yourself I guess it is android hence it should be no different to using a box.

The fresh start on any device is what I would have recommended to be honest as it is the first thing to do in any circumstances.

Glad its working for you now buddy,

Mixey

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I got it working....well at least installing. Something must of corrupted while updating and just uninstalling wasnt getting rid of everything to start fresh so doing a fresh reboot on my tv cleaned it all up and its installing fine now.

Installed 100%

Extracting 100%

Force close and restart : Perfect

Tested the apps (that i use) : Works perfect

Thanks for at least taking the time to read and respond to me.

Hi. Yes you are correct there is no difference when installing on smart tv Sony Bravia vs box. I’m glad you got it sorted, I would’ve recommended rebooting bc it was definitely an error.

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